{"id":467280,"date":"2011-07-25T07:39:45","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T07:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/25\/african-development-bank-launches-microfinance-fund-calls-for-proposal-from-ghana-others\/"},"modified":"2011-07-25T07:39:45","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T07:39:45","slug":"african-development-bank-launches-microfinance-fund-calls-for-proposal-from-ghana-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/25\/african-development-bank-launches-microfinance-fund-calls-for-proposal-from-ghana-others\/","title":{"rendered":"African Development Bank launches microfinance fund, calls for proposal from Ghana, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"70.9964200477\">\n<p>You Are Here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\">Home<\/a> \u00bb <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/category\/africa-international\/\" title=\"View all posts in Africa\/International\" rel=\"category tag\">Africa\/International<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/category\/lead-story\/\" title=\"View all posts in Lead Story\" rel=\"category tag\">Lead Story<\/a> \u00bb African Development Bank launches microfinance fund, calls for proposal from Ghana, others<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Page last updated at Monday, July 25, 2011 7:07 AM \/\/ <\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/African-Development-Bank.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61127\" title=\"African Development Bank\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/African-Development-Bank.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Government of Spain has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.afdb.org\/en\/news-and-events\/article\/afdb-launches-microfinance-capacity-building-fund-8301\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launched<\/a> the Microfinance Capacity Building Fund (MCBF) for Africa which will provide technical assistance to microfinance companies.<\/p>\n<p>The AfDB says, the MCBF which was launched on July 19, 2011, will help increase transparency within the microfinance sector and deepen outreach to rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>The Bank is therefore calling for proposals from countries such a Ghana, Benin, Burkina Faso, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and other countries within the West African Economic Monetary Union and ECOWAS.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fund will provide awards through three separate Calls for Proposals, occurring annually over the course of 2011 \u2013 2013.\u00a0 Each call will focus on a specific area(s) of intervention and a specific set(s) of African countries,\u201d the AfDB noted.<\/p>\n<p>The timelines for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fundsforafrica.org\/mtf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MCBF<\/a> project are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>July 19, 2011:<\/strong> First Call for Proposals opens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>September 19, 2011:<\/strong> Deadline to submit proposals for first phase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>October 2011:<\/strong> Grantees notified<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>November 2011:<\/strong> Funds disbursed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>May 2012:<\/strong> Launch of Second Call for Proposals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>May 2013:<\/strong> Launch of Third Call for Proposals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The award amounts will range from approximately \u20ac200,000 to \u20ac500,000 per project, depending on the activity, and will be given to a total of approximately eight to 10 awardees.<\/p>\n<p>By Ekow Quandzie<\/p>\n<h4>Comments<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>Go here to read the rest:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanabusinessnews.com\/2011\/07\/25\/african-development-bank-launches-microfinance-fund-calls-for-proposal-from-ghana-others\/\" title=\"African Development Bank launches microfinance fund, calls for proposal from Ghana, others\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">African Development Bank launches microfinance fund, calls for proposal from Ghana, others<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> You Are Here: Home \u00bb Africa\/International , Lead Story \u00bb African Development Bank launches microfinance fund, calls for proposal from Ghana, others Page last updated at Monday, July 25, 2011 7:07 AM \/\/ The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Government of Spain has launched the Microfinance Capacity Building Fund (MCBF) for Africa which will provide technical assistance to microfinance companies. 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